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Contact Form Email vs Rich Contact Widget (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Contact Form Email

Contact Form Email

4.3(103)

9.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 week ago
View Contact Form Email
VS
Rich Contact Widget

Rich Contact Widget

4.6(7)

8.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 years ago
View Rich Contact Widget

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Rich Contact Widget has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 7 reviews) while Contact Form Email leads in active installations (9.0K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Contact Form Email has accumulated 1.7M+ total downloads while Rich Contact Widget has 83K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.3/5Contact Form Email
►
Rich Contact Widget4.6/5
Total Reviews
103Contact Form Email
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Rich Contact Widget7
Active Installs
9.0K+Contact Form Email
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Rich Contact Widget8.0K+
Total Downloads
1.7M+Contact Form Email
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Rich Contact Widget83K+
Support Resolution
100%Contact Form Email
Rich Contact WidgetN/A
Last Updated
1 week agoContact Form Email
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Rich Contact Widget8 years ago
First Released
2013Contact Form Email
Rich Contact Widget2012
Age
13 yearsContact Form Email
Rich Contact Widget14 years
WP Requires
3.0.5+Contact Form Email
Rich Contact Widget3.2.1+
PHP Requires
false+Contact Form Email
Rich Contact Widgetfalse+
Business Model
FreeContact Form Email
Rich Contact WidgetFree
Latest Version
1.3.65Contact Form Email
Rich Contact Widget1.4.6

Rating Breakdown

Contact Form Email

4.3/5(103 reviews)
5
74%
4
12%
3
1%
2
3%
1
11%

Rich Contact Widget

4.6/5(7 reviews)
5
71%
4
14%
3
14%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Contact Form Email Reviews

by johnmahugu

Great Plugin

Quite easy to use and functional, thanks for the good work.

by ewcapers

Great Plugin

Great Plugin -Works as advertised. I’ll be upgrading soon!

by littlemike55

Love

I really love this plugin and it always work great with my website and I suggest that any other person with a website that need something like this should give this plugin a try. This topic wa

Rich Contact Widget Reviews

by stason

one broken feature, one difficult ui issue

2 problems I run into: 1) the plugin injects wp-content/uploads/rc_geositemap.xml which doesn’t exit (returns 404). the author committed to fixing this issue more than a year ago, but it’s still there

by zihan_bd

Easy & Better

Thanks for the plugin. # Need to increase font size @ Company Name # Give us a new edition of your plugin with css customization option

by bokauffmann

Works perfectly

Added it, was super easy. (I dont have any special coding skills) I added all the possible contact info, and added the widget to my sidebar. Afterward, ran the post thru the google schema markup te

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Contact Form Email or Rich Contact Widget more popular?
Contact Form Email has 9.0K+ active installations while Rich Contact Widget has 8.0K+. Contact Form Email is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Contact Form Email or Rich Contact Widget?
Contact Form Email has a 4.3/5 rating from 103 reviews, while Rich Contact Widget has a 4.6/5 rating from 7 reviews.
Are Contact Form Email and Rich Contact Widget free?
Contact Form Email is free and Rich Contact Widget is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Contact Form Email or Rich Contact Widget?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Contact Form Email was last updated 1 week ago and Rich Contact Widget was last updated 8 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.